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ANNETTE IAFALLO, MAYOR Moved by Marrano second by Anderson to receive and file. Yeas: Muflahi, Anderson, Meegan, Surdyke, Marrano Carried 5-0 Communications from Division/Department Heads: Purchasing Agent requests the City Council approve his request to obtain RFP’s for electricity and natural gas. The current contract with New Wave expires December 19, 2026. 6. Lackawanna City Council 714 Ridge Road Lackawanna, New York 14218 Re: Bid Request Honorable City Council: I respectfully request that the Council approve obtaining RFP’s regarding electricity and natural gas for the City. I would like to get RFP for one-year, two-years and three-years fixed rates. The contract between the City and New Wave ends December 19, 2026. I request that you approve the lowest bid when the RFP responses come in. Please make the deadline September 29, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. THOMAS J. NICOMETO, PURCHASING Moved by Marrano second by Meegan to approve request. Yeas: Muflahi, Anderson, Meegan, Surdyke, Marrano Carried 5-0 Fire Chief requests the City Council approve the quote from Power and Construction Group to replace the traffic lights in front of the Fire Stations. Only one quote was received. The quote was in the amount of $97,955 to complete the work. 7. Lackawanna City Council Honorable Fred Marrano, President City Hall – Room 217 714 Ridge Road Lackawanna, NY 14218 Dear Council Members, The Lackawanna Fire Department has received a quote from Power & Construction Group to replace the traffic signals outside each of the city’s firehouses. This project was initiated prior to the retirement of Commissioner Tony DeSantis and has fallen to the back burner. Recently, I have brought this issue to the attention of Senior Foreman Dan Geercken and explained the current issues we are experiencing. Fire stations 2 & 3 traffic signals short out when we get heavy snow or rain and are unusable. The city electrician has tried to keep these signals working, but the signals, boxes, wiring and electronics are decades old and unreliable. The poles that the signals at Fire Station 3 are attached to, are next to new poles that have been installed by National Grid several years ago. It is the City’s